Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
NE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1087
786
599
566
205
402
402
353
339
284
284
235
184
144
110
79
132
126
124
208
97
85
85
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:09AM1.90m
11:36PM1.76m
12:11PM1.92m
00:36AM1.80m
1:08PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.20m
5:28PM0.25m
5:47AM0.18m
6:26PM0.22m
6:45AM0.15m
7:21PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
12
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
3
4
4
5
6
10
13
12
9
9
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